Question

A hockey player has the puck in the corner of the rink. An opposing player muscles him aside and emerges with the puck. This situation is most analogous to which kind of reaction?
A.
double-replacement
B.
combustion
C.
combination
D.
single-replacement
E.
decomposition

Answer 1

The scenario described involves an opposing player taking the puck from the hockey player, which can be likened to a process where one element is replaced by another. In chemistry, this is most similar to a **single-replacement reaction**, where one substance displaces another in a reaction.

Therefore, the correct answer is:
**D. single-replacement**.